Cocobolo

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cocobolo \Co`co*bo"lo\, Cocobolas \Co`co*bo"las\, n. [Sp.
     cocobolo.] (Bot.)
     A very beautiful and hard wood, obtained in the West India
     Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of
     tools, and for various fancy articles.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cocobolo
       n : a valuable timber tree of tropical South America [syn: {Dalbergia
           retusa}]